Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-06-03
Telegrams to The Star.
THE EVICTIONS AT BODYKE.
Pitiful and Exciting Scenes in Ireland
WALES TOBEPROMIsED HOME RULE
SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN PHILADELPHIA
The Shooting of Brave Capt. Russey.


The Shooting of Brave Capt. Russey.
SPECIMEN IRISH EvICTIONS.
How the Poor Tenants Were Driven
From Their Cabins at Bodyke.
NOBLE WORK FOB THE oIpIERs OF THE ouERN-
WRECKING wRETcHED HUTS SMASHING FURNITURE
AND THROWING OLD WOMEN AND YOUNG CHILDREN
INTO TIE ROADS.
Special Cable Dispatch to The EVENING STAR
BoDYKE, IRELAND, June 2.-Nobody at Tom
graney, where We are mostly staying, with
Fathers Murphy and Hannen, had thoughts or
time for breakfast this morning. for at an early
nour mounted messenger came gaIloping up
WIN the news that police had been seen scout
Ing upon the hills all night. The red coats
were already on the march with the sheriff from
rorlane. SO, as soon as horses could be harneSSed
10 an outside car, We started for Bodyke, beyond
which stands the cabin at which the approaching
forces were plainly aiming. From the hilltop the
sight was an extraordinary one. Black lines OF
people on loot and horses were travelling as far as
one coulo distinguish them mile OF along the
road. compact black mass, which We know to
be the Stalwart ranks Of
THE ROYAL IRISH CoNSTABULARY
Is moving steadily forward, in front OF them
talier oody OF Welsh usileers, most OF the latter
being thrown out as skirmishers. The scarlet
jackets OF these skirmisherS dotted the fields for
several hundred yards on each side OF the road.
FINE work tney had getting across the dykes and
green Dahks- The men kept touch by shouting to
each other the password for the day, which ap-
peared To be the syllable .Ro." LudcrouS it was
10 see ali this display OF tactics and the precau-
uonS OF glorious war in SO ingloriOuS a task as
marching upon perfectly peaceful people Ior the
martial purpose OF pulling about their ears the
poor cabins they had built Tor themselves The
chapel bell had not ceased its mournful ding-ding
ding-ding since early morning When the bugle
called In the Skirmlshers. The police and soldiers
emergency-men skulking along in the middle,
their crowbarS slowed away In a cart behind
them One
UNANIMOUS YELL OF HATRED AND FURY
rose from the crowds, which fell back before the
police until the road was cleared. The fusileers
were divided into two companies, placed on either
side OF the cabin The cOnStabulary formed up,
shoulder to shoulder, in ring, completely encir-
cung IL. The place was barrcaded SO the door
was left undiSturbed. The sheriff, a man known
famidarly TO the crowd, for some reason or other,
as 'Crocker OF Ballynagarde, dressed in a sport,
ing suit OF tweed, with shooting helmet and leg
glngS, stopped for moments cOlloquy with Capt.
Miller, X. n. An instant later hail dozen crow
bars went into the midland plaster wall. almost
simultaneously. storm OF eXecratiOn broke
from the crowd, which made every other sound
1naudbe. SO long as The process OF eviction
IL.
most ingenious and bioodthirsty, insults To the
crowbar men, cheers for the "fian OF campaign"
DCdy who never heard an Irish Veil may be inter-
ested to know that 1t is absolutely Identical IN key
and cadence with an Indian war whoop. Mean
While The emergency men worked with a WILL
STONES AND GREAT FRAGMENTS OF PLASTER
ratified down from the wall, and in five minutes
gap was opened big enough to admit a man. In
went the batffS and out came John Lddy, the
tenant, the din redoubling at his appearance.
The eviction began by handing out a lew bits or
small iurniture,a "a can or milk and bundle OF fow
ers, these last characterstically being seized and
kept by Dav1tt as touching memento OF the oc-
casion: Then the cry was ril,ed ior a sledge ham
mer. Two big ones were handed into the gap.
The sounds which Immediately ensued Indicated
that the Of interest had been transferred
the inside OF the cottage, SO climbed through the
hole, lodging pieces OF broken furniture which
came lying out Inside the air was Stllllng with
dust and heat, for the windows and doors had
been blocked since early morning Out OF the
semi-darknesS 'Crocker OF Baiiynagarde'' ad-
vanced to meet me. II don't wish TO be dis
courteous he SAID 6ut 30 o,y you :, have awe mo no
get out OF this at once / had previously sought
and obtained the permission OF Croker's supe-
rOr, the resident magistrate, the officer In COM
mand, so he promptly oubslded.
THE SIGHT WAS CHASTITY ONE.
A bedstead, an interesting old cupboard seven
or eight feet high, and other things, were being
smashed up by blows from the sledges which were
whirling about ones head. Considerable
pieces OF them were passed out OF the windows
ever, to fling out. soon the crowbarmen had
roughly piled up wall OF stones into the gap they
had made. John Liddy handed 10 the sheriff
bill rapidly written for him by Father Hannen.
The crOwbars were piled into the cart the police
closed slowly around the emergency men, and
escorted them away. The command 'by fourS
march" sent the red coats along the roads; the
visitors closed in behind them, and the screaming
one little group remained. The man was John
Liddy, who stood gazing blankly at the piled-up
heap OF his demolished furniture. The group con-
sisted OF his vile. with streaming eyes, grasplng
pretty fair-ha1red child OF about four years and
Michael Davttt, with tears in his eyes, comforting
them and dividing his flowers with them. This
diers, police, and batltffS only accomplished two
as their days work. The second was
FAR MORE DRAMATIC AND EXCITING.
1t was at the house OF Widow Mcnamara. The
process OF surrounding 1t was precisely similar
In view OF the elaborate solid blockade of the doors
and windows, short council OF war was held.
Then this house, too, was attacked The crowd
had greatly increased in volume and excitement
A hole was soon made, about three feet by two at
the height OF a mans waist from the ground. The
sheriff stood hard by, while the leader crowbar-
men encouraged with such cries as ''Heave away
my men," "Pitch the stones in on them," "Heave
them in" Then, when the last big blocks fell in.
wards, amid binding cloud or dust, he shouted,
..Get In, my men; get I'M" But saying and doing
were different things. The hole was filled by the
faces OF three sturdy young fellows two fne-look-
ing young women, and the pleasant old face OF the
eighty -year-old widow, surrounded with its white
frilled cap in the background. There they all
Stood shoulder to shoulder. 1t was evident from
their set teeth and flashing eyes that they had not
the slightest idea OF giving way. .Get ill., my men;
get in, VIII you?" yelled the leader but the cow
ardly Jail-birds stood skulking, and not a man
stirred. Croker, OF Banyanagarde, swOre under
his BREATH and called upon the district inspectors
TO ORDER HIS CoNsTABLEs TO CLEAR THE WAY.
There was a seconds pause, then the constables
grasped their rifles and sprang forward. Instantly
all was babel Several Englishmen present car
ried away by their feelings, 1nterpOSed between
the tenants and the police, yelling at the top OF
their voices to make themselves heard above the
clamor, and told the officer he must not do so
The first person to enter must, by law, be the
bailiff not the police. But it was too late. Jen-
nngs in charge OF the constabulary, called to his
men to get in. The Royal Irish are not men who
hesitate. Three OF them leaped at the gap. The
them back For moment all was a confused
scuft1e and the excitement was at its intensest
/ expected every instant to see the fash OF fire.
arms from inside. When the constables were in
the crOwbarmen entered In their wake. formal
protest was then made against the illegal entrance
The commanding officer and the divisional mag1s-
trate retired to consult. They were understood to
admit the illegality, but this must, OF course be
decided elsewhere. Croker, OF Ballynagarde came
forward exclaiming, "My people were beaten with
Sticks" statement which Father Glynn, a Jolly
young priest met with the retort, "You're nar,"
and appealed to all present to confirm him, which
they did. Then the women inside
GOT HOLD OF THE cR0wBARs AND FLUNG THEN OUT
entered the house now and found a struggle be-
ginning between the tenants and the sheriff. 81
want you to move out" said the latter persuad-
tngly. 1--WE won't move" shouted the former.
.sLet them put you out; don't stir, yelled half